MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)

Dr M. Sudhakar
  • Won 2026 by 5,870

Dr M. Sudhakar

டாக்டர் எம். சுதாகர்

MLA for Katpadi since May 2026MLA for Katpadi, 2026–31TVK

  • AC 40 · Vellore district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 52 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹7.17 cr
pending criminal cases
2
education
Professional degree
times elected MLA
1

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. The cases are pending, not convictions. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

Dr M. Sudhakar: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  • Party
  1. 1999

    Completes M.B.B.S. from Bangalore University; begins medical practice in Vellore.

  2. 2004

    Specialisation in Diabetology at Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Zagreb (Croatia).

  3. 2004 onward

    Senior consultant diabetologist at Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Vellore — building a long-standing patient practice in Katpadi and surrounding Vellore district.

  4. 2025–2026

    Joins Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam ahead of the 2026 cycle; nominated as TVK candidate for Katpadi.

  5. 4 May 2026

    Won Katpadi for the TVK (polling was on 23 April).

    See the full 2026 result
  6. 6 May 2026

    Assumed office as MLA, Katpadi (AC 40).

  7. 11 May 2026

    Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Profile

About Dr M. Sudhakar

Sitting MLA and DMK General Secretary Duraimurugan — a former Water Resources Minister — finished third with 62,225 votes. A diabetologist trained in Bangalore and Zagreb, Sudhakar entered electoral politics for the first time in 2026. His Katpadi result has been widely cited by national outlets as one of the marquee results of the cycle.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
1974 in Katpadi, Vellore district; son of Manogaran
Profession
Senior consultant diabetologist; medical practitioner at Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Vellore; first-time MLA of 2026 from Katpadi (TVK)
District
Vellore

Education

  • 1999M.B.B.S. — Bangalore University.
  • 2004Specialisation in Diabetology — Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia.

Party & ideology

Sudhakar's profile sits squarely in TVK's first-term template — a professional from outside legacy politics, contesting for the first time on Vijay's social-justice and anti-corruption pitch. Vellore's Katpadi has been a Duraimurugan stronghold for decades; the 2026 result is being read across reporting in The Week, ETV Bharat and Deccan Herald as part of TVK's wider showing in northern Tamil Nadu.

Family

Son of Manogaran; family rooted in Katpadi, Vellore district. Spouse listed as homemaker per the 2026 ECI affidavit. Family details otherwise kept private.

Notable statements

“I thank the people of Katpadi for placing their trust in TVK and in our leader Vijay. I will work to deliver on the responsibilities they have given me.”

— Dr. M. Sudhakar · post-counting comments to local Vellore press, 4 May 2026

Official channels

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Questions people ask

Who is Dr. M. Sudhakar?

Dr. M. Sudhakar is a senior consultant diabetologist from Vellore who was elected MLA from Katpadi (AC 40) on the TVK ticket in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election. Born in 1974, he completed M.B.B.S. from Bangalore University in 1999 and a specialisation in Diabetology at Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia in 2004. This is his first elected office.

Did he defeat Duraimurugan?

Sudhakar won Katpadi with 69,868 votes. AIADMK's V. Ramu finished second with 63,998 votes (a margin of 5,870). The sitting DMK MLA and party general secretary, Duraimurugan, polled 62,225 votes and finished third. Duraimurugan was Tamil Nadu's Water Resources Minister in the 2021–2026 DMK government.

What does the ECI affidavit say?

Per his 2026 ECI affidavit on MyNeta, Sudhakar declared total assets of around Rs 7.17 crore and liabilities of around Rs 90.72 lakh. The affidavit lists 2 pending criminal cases — including charges under IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder) and IPC Section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt). No convictions are recorded; both cases remain pending in court.

Has he held office before?

No. Katpadi 2026 is his first elected office. Before politics, he was a practising consultant diabetologist at Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre in Vellore.

Other MLAs from Vellore district

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